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17  package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.selector;
18  
19  import java.net.URI;
20  import java.util.List;
21  
22  import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.LoggerContext;
23  
24  /**
25   * Interface used to locate a LoggerContext.
26   */
27  public interface ContextSelector {
28  
29      /**
30       * Returns the LoggerContext.
31       * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
32       * @param loader ClassLoader to use or null.
33       * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
34       * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
35       * @return The LoggerContext.
36       */
37      LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext);
38  
39      /**
40       * Returns the LoggerContext.
41       * @param fqcn The fully qualified class name of the caller.
42       * @param loader ClassLoader to use or null.
43       * @param currentContext If true returns the current Context, if false returns the Context appropriate
44       * for the caller if a more appropriate Context can be determined.
45       * @param configLocation The location of the configuration for the LoggerContext.
46       * @return The LoggerContext.
47       */
48      LoggerContext getContext(String fqcn, ClassLoader loader, boolean currentContext, URI configLocation);
49  
50      /**
51       * Returns a List of all the available LoggerContexts.
52       * @return The List of LoggerContexts.
53       */
54      List<LoggerContext> getLoggerContexts();
55  
56      /**
57       * Remove any references to the LoggerContext.
58       * @param context The context to remove.
59       */
60      void removeContext(LoggerContext context);
61  }